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thar BLsxs took three drinks x mix
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Afz CLEVELAND ats al ssg on Ester.
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

How infsnssly IaortifylDg it woasd bs
70 those soushsrB mslifsry se1flsnsen. Il
tie colarsd troops shoaid oat-dfiii sinsra
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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y Niehlegb gelufni sfsa tifsnd - ffiof 4 futisns
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cage k.sth effiefa Hs - hfffk.
fscfl So fnd fskH tst hats eltt NIch.
A HtTos. Gen tufs., 1af4set Eieh.
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

Whom the gods destroy they Erst
make mad. applies just now TO the
Tcries IN Enslssd. Not only have they
frarsd bi.l. ths severity OF Which is
likely to compass its own death. but they
have appoinseds = man ~ Under Secretary
Tor freiznd WOO - = graspinx Isodiord.
Such extrsms measures alienats many
trends Of the Govsrnmekt aud give a
good deal Of encouragement to the Hons
Rals party. The h0ps Of the Caionists Is
a forlcrn one apparently aud readers
them desperate; 80 they ara rushing on
20 their own destruction.
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

10 A Aoatgssnery tlal ntafta ears-
pany eeri4 asif eetli - fef7fsasiess - wes-
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

The doors OF Grand Rapids fonr
theatres opsned last night about the
same minute aud the streets we're filed
With snnsemsnt-guers. Trains OF ssrses
cars tour aud fiss coaches in number,
moved up and down the various lines,
coschss and hacks Funbied IN az dirsc-
tions and the sidewalks we're cr0wdsd
with pedestrians. Who wants 90 wager
q house anil iol that Grand Rapids vii
not number 100000 inhabitants IN 1872
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12
To Lsrervsen.

UoR REvT APRIL L Iss. Tgfg PARK ffv.
cry Barn. cnrDer o. EFrins ard fBiion ais.
Inquire oi James Cox. sxert. fofseE beck
Grand RAPID. Mich, 81
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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fufofnsfich - bis eberesbpuis vii be re-
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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Eamussie talss ahosu both t.esefan.i aad
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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

a Roslon iae assftrr=r raeentfv - cred
solf6e Deirs af Shores - sf f.s1ie Perhaps
ne p-opl@ 81 A&scuri arr aoisz - are
wear shaFs -t t.stea Nt<s
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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the girl wi.n fwo .sneues. and hv Ass The
calf xits the human tea3 wis foabti.es ~
starring in ssf .e.- fs,If.fassif Ies
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

CTORkGE-TEE SECURITY STORAGE co.
- Aos y aud ~ Hnfoa-Fi.. stores ans ifsufes
b0tze bold furniture ana Eisce eisnoous sDeTthan-
csse u lo% rate facsiux myrinf s81 fhiffsIox
carefully attended "a. k@Hsp1s gwen Tor eo31s
forsd q them remove ttose, biack sn1 ~.
pace yo1f sofeA jEE5q
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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w have small cash eafitsi. Cal ~ EoDdsy
evening. Eotufre of ~ q Hsrshsil, = Monroe.
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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12

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" disstil ilaa sAa losesf essh Islne. fwo eafs
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every eiaic 81 tAf nlon. fof Elafafaihrs and q.
investigate isilsinets cal "a Gen Nf}oneld af
the hrickc -ssfeef Hp2se Grand kaps1s ftz
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lighted; steam heated y rs , eifitx fs0Wef. beth
steam &ae wsier. csoeileof tocsion fof eif5tr
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ffom sweet Issel WI ffrf an eatIfe ~ ~
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three 10 ten acre isss snd islng heg seen fese
trunk iiuf~ Of railway sad having lhe very bess
facilities for fhipnctf ia al drnfaons ~ the iaa
est rates The t.fxIFerfy has a g1o9 s4rltg ..
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
PEA VINE HAY FOR MILK Cows

Which is the best kind of pea 70
sow for hay; would pea vine hav be-
good milk producing fodder, and
when shall [ SOW them, how to har.
vest them and at what stage Of rine-
$ are they fit to cut.-M. j., Ny-
t~reesboro, Tenn.
ANswER.-The "clay" pea .s re-
garded as the best for making vines
and therefore for making the larg-
est amount of hay. When weIl-cured
pea vine make an unsurpassed feed
for milk COWS, and mixed with corn
forage, half and half, makes also the
finest possible ensilage for COWS.
They should not be sown before the
first Of June. On rich land SOW
broadcast at the rate Of one and a
half bushels per acre and pillow in as
you would small grain. On poor
land SOW in drills three feet apart
and cultivate a little. Cut when the
first pods formed are nearly grown.
AS they become very much tangled
it is difficult to cut them with a
mower, and it is usually done with
a scythe. They are difficult to cure;
that is the greatest drawback to
them. The vines will not bear much
Exposure to the sun after they are
cat the curing must be done mainly
in\the shade. They can be put IN
small cocks. and these doubled after
they are partially cured, and the
doubling repeated again, and so on,
but this can be done only in good
weather. They do not shed rain
we'll. They are usually cured under
shelter in pens made. with Slated
floors, one above the other, to admit
free circulation Of air.-Southern
CultiUdtor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE
n PROGRESSIVE FARMER.

Thirteen months ago THE Pro
GREssIVE FARMER was established.
With over one hundred and fifty
papers already within our borders,
with u farmers, as a rule, in debt
and discouraged with repeated fail
ure in crops and low prices, the
undertaking called for the exercise
Of faith, and energy. We
gratefully recognize the liberal
kindness Of our brothers of the Press
which in no small enables
us to-day to send greetings to the
firesides of fourteen hundred homes.
And for the generous appreciation
and support of our people, we ten
der in return, the assurance that we
will constantly employ our best
efforts to prove that we deserve it.
With this issue Of the paper we
change our base, but there will be
no change Of policy, no abandon
ment of principle. "Ihe industrial
and educational interests of North Car
olina, paramount to all other consideru-
tons Of State policy,"-is still u
watchword-the insignia of our
loyalty-shall be, under the favor of
Divine Providence, until it shall
marshal the hosts-ofth friends of
progress in our State and establish
itras the creed Of our political faith.
= Within a twelve month, this
paper has witnessed the establish
ment Of our Agricultural and Me
chanical College, the reorganization
ofthe Department Of Agriculture, the
organization of hundreds of farmers
clubs, all the special objects Of its
advocacy from the day it first ap-
peared. There are other and great
er undertakings ahead Of us, and
with the awakened, determined
spirit of the people, greater and
grander achievements will be accom-
plished.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
u 1T MUST BE STOPPED.

We clip the following pointed,
pertinent and levelheaded extract
from the Statesvile Landmark, one
Of the best andImost ably edited
papers in North/Carolina:
Il" is not too early now for the peo-
pie to get ready to put their feet
down on future propositions to give
away convict labor to private cor
porations. Following the precedent
Of years, the last Legislature gave
away convicts by the hundreds, as
if they belonged to it, the State even
guarding, feeding and clothing them
at an enormous annual expense.
And so it has come to this. that the
penitentiary, which ought to be
selfsupporting, to say no more, is
an %intolerable burden, consuming
one-sixth of the taxes the people
pay to the State. When the State
has complied with it's existing con-
tracts it should not part with the
service Of a single convict to any
corporation for less than SI25- fr
Cash, which is a sufficient sum to
feed, guard and clothe him."
< The proper use to make of the
convicts is to put them to work on
the public roads, and if this be done
with system it will not be many
years before the public roads of the
State may be a credit instead Of a
disgrace to her.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, will
henceforth be published in the city
Of Raleigh. To perfect the arrange
ment for it's removal, it will be
necessary to omitfthe issue Of next
week. It will re-appear from it's
new home on the 13th>prox.
The reasons for this change are
presented with such persistent earn
%estness by the progressive farmers
in all parts Of the State, that we
could not resist them if we would.
A great and grand work is to be
accomplished in our State, and bow
ing in loyal Difference to the will
and judgment Of the farmers and
recognizing the obligation Of it's
relation to them and to their inter
ests The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, in this,
as in all things, stands ready to obey
their voice and perform it's duty.
1t is and must necessarily be, a
State paper. It is the official organ
Of the North Carolina Farmers AS
ISOLATION, which it is confidently
believed will be represented in every
county, if not every township in the
State, during the present year. The
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Iege, now in it's infancy; and Depart
ment Of Agriculture, under its re-
cent reorganization, should have the
fostering aid and cooperation Of a
paper whose peculiar province and
duty it is to encourage, strengthen
and build up, as best it may, these
important institutions of the people.
To best perform these responsible
duties it is argued that it should be
at the capital Of our State.
1t is with sincere regret that in
obeying the behests Of duty, we are
forced to sever ou>setations with a
people and a COMMUNICATIVE we
have learned(Jo esteem s0~highly.
Winston-Sdlem, Forsyth countWnd
the "PHdmont belt will ever BE-
dear rs us, and in the future as in
thepast, their prosperity and growth
in/which wc~Aaye an abiding faith,
shall command our best and most
faithful service.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
MAKING

"This practice Of creating securl-
ties in excess Of actual value has, by
one method or another, imposed on
investors a volume of fictitious stocks
and bonds more than double the
amount of the NATIONAL debt. Ac-
cording to the estimate Of the most
widely acknowledged statistical au-
thority upon railways, through the
methods Of sale or hypothecatlon'
1920, 600, 900 of puny paper values
Cwatered stock') have been sold TO
the public."-J. F. HUDSON Is II
any wonder we are creating million,
aires SO rapidly This "watered
stock" alone, at one million dollars
each, would make three thousand
seuen hundred and toenty m~iuIond'res'
And they do "make" money so easy,
out Of white paper and printers
ink-then the people r taxed 10
freight and passenger rates to pay
dividends on this "paper money
Mortimer Whitehead, Grange Le0
urer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
keep the roads in as good state OF
repair as possible.

keep the roads in as good state Of
repair as possible.
AS one of the means to this end
%convicts Of the State should be used,
should be put upon the roads and
kept upon the roads. There may
have been a time when it was good
policy to give their labor for rail-
road building, to encourage that
kind Of enterprise when it was diff
cult to induce capital to come this
way. But that day is gone by.
Railroad syndicates are now the
order Of the day. They no longer
need help. They r able to take
care Of themselves.
We are not altogether averse to
swamp draining provided it be judi
ciously done, and the tracts so
reclaimed be SO disposed Of as to
compensate, in part at least, the
State for the expense of drainage.
This has not been the case hereto
fore and will not be until a different
system be adopted Of disposing of
these reclaimed lands. But while
we are not verse to draining the
swamp lands which belong to the
State, when they r of sufficient
value or Importance to warrant
drainage, we are decidedly opposed
to giving convict labor to drain
swamps and construct roads through
the property of individuals or com
panies under pretense that the work
is for the benefit Of the State. I'm
less our information is very much at
fault, such is the character Of the
work contemplated by the act au-
thorizing the employment Of 325
convicts for an indefinite period to
drain swamp lands in certain eastern
counties. We hope in the near
future to be able to throw some
more light upon this question, and
answer the questions u friend Of
the Reflector asks us. ,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
OUR POSITION.

The Greenville Reflector replies to
our editorial Of last week in a spirit
of fairness which we appreciate. We
might reply and continue a news
paper controversy that would per-
haps be proitless in the end. The
Asheville Citizen, also, gives us it's
brief attention in a column and a
half of editorial because we object to
giving the labor Of the States con-
victs to railroad companies. In order
that we may not be misunderstood,
we will state briefly our position
on this convict labor question.
We hold it is a duty the State
owes to the people, especially to the
farmers who pay such a large pro-
portion of the taxes for the support
OF State and county government, to
provide a good road system and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30
A STEP FORWARD.

We hope to improve The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER in many ways:
We want to be, at least, the equal OF
any agricultural Journal in the whole
South. But to reach this point, 1t
must have the liberal support OF
people. 1t should have twenty-five
thousand subscribers among n
farmers Of our State, and every n
who reads this knows it, and will
admit it. And how easily it could
be accomplished if each one would
give a little help. It would be only
26O to each county-and there are
at least 20 counties in the State
which should give us at least 500
subscribers each, during this year.
Weare determined to make the paper
a grand Gee We intend to have
it not only one of the best, but one Of
the cheapest papers in the South. Ii
the humblest farmer is without the
d he shall also be without ex-
cuse. We offer as an ~inducement the
following remarkably low rates
TO CLUBS:
| subscriber and under five, l year, $500
5 subscribers and under ten, year, LOB
10 subscribers and under fifteen, |
LOU
Is subscribers and under twenty, |
10
20 subscribers, or more, l year...... l.U
Strictly cash in advance.
Who will be the first to send us a
club? Every one who shall send us
a club at these rates, if five or more,
by the 18th prox., shall have a copy
free for one year. Who wU be the
first? Every farmers club and
grange in the State should send US
a club Of twenty, at least, by that
time. HoW~many will be in the
first issue Of the paper-from it's new
home?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-30

mix contents with seed, phosnbot-
and kainit. Mix very thorouobT""'e
2. You can hardly put two mHl
Of tn. leaves, ETC., with other ;n"vl
dents; if you were to add five 5ne
dred bushels to the other convey
it would be well. At any rate USE eG an
equal bulk.
B. One hundred and fifty bushels
Of cotton seed, with proportionato
quantities of phosphate and ka;n;t
(say 1900 pounds of phosphate anS
800 pounds of kainit) and $50 to 3O0
bushels Of leaf and mold comnos
would be a good, but not cxtrava'
giant manuring for the ten acres
Southern C%ultiUdtOr.